America

July 7 2016

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We celebrated the 4th of July Monday this week. I’m still celebrating. Look at the turmoil around the world. It’s not perfect here. We all know that, but I’ll take it. And now, here is my…

January 21 2016

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Last year in January, I presented my wish list for 2015. On that program, I asked for a “solution to our immigration problem.” We didn’t get a solution. Now, our Presidential candidates are all over…

January 7 2016

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Farmers, ranchers, and much of rural America has been unhappy and angry at the federal government’s heavy-handed restrictions and regulations on the use of government land. A new conflict just erupted in…

December 24 2015

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The U.S. Congress didn’t get much done this year until this month. Agriculture had a long wish list that just sat on the…

December 3 2015

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and prosperous rural America. Thank you.

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On the one hand, it makes me smile, and on the other, it makes me scratch my head.
A lot of people are not sure if this Congress will get their business done without shutting
down the government. I think they will avoid a shut…

November 19 2015

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Monsanto, and John Deere. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm economy
and prosperous rural America. Thank you.

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USDA and HHS are close to issuing the 2015 version of the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans. The Guidelines, issued every five years, must be based on “the preponderance of the
scientific and medical knowledge current at the…

October 1 2015

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Monsanto, and John Deere. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm economy
and prosperous rural America. Thank you.

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There is nothing more exciting, exhilarating, or rewarding than bringing in the harvest.
After a whole year of planning, buying seed, plant protection chemicals, working the soil, applying
fertilizer and planting the crops,…

August 6 2015

Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by
Monsanto, and John Deere. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm
economy and prosperous rural America. Thank you.

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Congress is out of town and won’t be back until after Labor Day. In some respects, that’s
good. They won’t be passing any bad bills. However, it’s really not so good. The Country of
Origin Labeling law is still hanging…

July 2 2015

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Listen to this message. It was my radio commentary 11 years ago – 4th of July 2004.

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with…

August 28 2014

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Hard to believe, but summer is over. It’s Labor Day. On that note, I want to say how much respect I have for the hard-working men and women that labor in the trenches. I’m not talking about big corporation managers, not talking about…